Dhanurasana : Yoga for kidney problems

Dhanurasana literally means a bow pose as dhanush in Sanskrit means a bow. The actual posture of dhanurasana looks like an archer's bow. This asana apart from increasing flexibility of spine is ver good for all types of urinary and kidney problems. Dhanurasana is basically an exercise involving muscles of groins, belly,
chest, spine, shoulders and neck. Thus is increases the strretchebility of almost entire body.

How to perform Dhanurasana

For performing Dhanurasana one should lie on the belly and fold the legs keeping the ankles on the hip. The knees and toes should be touching each other. Now with both hands both the legs from the ankle should be holded.

Now while inhaling the knees should be lifted and thighs should be stretched upwards, keeping the hands straight. After lifting the lower portion, the upper part of the stomach, chest, neck, and head should also be lifted. The only portion which should touch the ground surface ideally is the naval and abdominal portion around naval area. All other part of the body should be raised making rthe shape of the body like a stretched bow as shown in the picture.

Duration for Dhanurasana

One should try to maintain this pose for 10 to 30 seconds, and then while exhaling one should come back to original position in the same order.

The yoga should be repeated again when the breath normalizes. Ideally one should perform 3 to 4 times.

For the beginners, a help can be taken to raise the body and one should stretch only upto that level which they can do without any problem, but should try to remain for 10 to 30 seconds in theat pose.

Benefits of Dhanurasana

Dhanurasana is very much helpful in patients suffering from cervical spondylitis and backache as it makes the spines more flexible and healthy. It is also helpful in diseases related to stomach like constipation.

In some person there may be shifting of naval and this yoga helps in preventing that. Shifting of naval is usually seen in obese person with accumulation of fats in the abdomen. Thus it also prevents fatty deposits on abdomen.

In women dhanurasana is helpful to cure menstrual irregularities and also reduces fats after childbirth, but it should not be performed after caeserean section.

Dhanurasana is though helpful in majority of abdominal problem, but it has a special therapeutic role in kidney diseases. In strengthen the kidney and curbs all urinary problems. It has been beneficial for prostate enlargement as well. Many persons suffer from various incontinence may be strress incontinence or urge incontinence. Dhanurasana is effective in all these conditions.

In bronchial asthama, though this yoga is not the 1st choice as it is a difficult one, but when one get some control by doing pranayamas and other easier yoga , dhanurasana has an additional affect in controlling asthama.

Precautions for Dhanurasana

If any one suffering from serious and chronic back injury should not perform Dhanurasana. It is also contraindicated in person suffering from migraine headache. A person have problem in sleep and suffer from insomnia should perorm dhanurasana cautiously.

Thus Dhanurasana may be considered a yoga of second stage and person suffering from backacke, urinary problems or constipations should cram the process of performing and start practicing as early as possible.

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Virasana : Yoga to tone your body

Virasana also spelled as veerasana literally means a posture of leader or a brave posture. Veer in sanskrit means a brave, a leader or a chief.

In todays world where there is no time to relax till your work is finished in the evening and even a good sleep doesnt provide a perfect relaxation, virasana is the answer. This yoga is a perfect relaxation for the body and energize you internally and make you fresh again to fight this world, thus the name is virasana.

Virasana gives releif to tired legs and body, it tone up your body and can be done even during pregnancy period when there is an absolute need to relax, not only physically but also menatally.

How to perform Virasana

After sitting in the kneeling position, both feet should be kept besides your buts, while your body should be perpendicular with your thighs which is on the floor, the inner knees should touch each other. The sole of feet should face upwards and angle your big toes slightly in toward each other and press the top of each foot evenly on the floor. Firm your shoulder blades against the back ribs and lift the top of your sternum like a proud warrior. Widen the collar bones and release the shoulder blades away from the ears. Lengthen the tailbone into the floor to anchor the back torso.



Keep yourself in this posture for 1-3 minutes at initial stage and being in this pose inhale and exhale constantly.

While coming to normal position first press your hands against the floor to lift your buttocks up, slightly higher than the heels. Then cross your ankles underneath your buttocks, sit back over the feet and onto the floor, then stretch your legs out in front of you. It can be repeated 3-4 times which may tone up your whole body and gives you a sense of relaxation.

Benefits of virasana

Virasana is the yoga for a warrior, it tone up your whole body and rejunevate you. It re energize you and provide the lost strength. It increases celebacy. It is also useful for gas in the stomach and indigestion.

Virasana is a very helpful yoga for hypertensive and asthama patient and have a therapeutic role in these diseases.

In women this yoga is strongly recommended at all ages as in menopausal women , it relives from menopausal symptoms, in pregnancy it reduces the swelling of the foot or pedal edema. After childbirth it helps in weight loss without hampering nutrition which is essential at that stage.

It strengthen the arch and make your body in proper shape.

Precaution for virasana

A person with knee or ankle injury should perform this yoga with caution and it is better to get cured and then to start thsi yoga. In heart diseases this yoga should be done cautiously.

If you are suffering from chronic headache, it is better to avoid this yoga.

The conclusion is that this yoga virasana is helpful for women in all conditions and is one of the yoga recommended during pregnancy to reduce pedap edema especially in second trimester.

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Bhujangasana : Yoga for asthama and overweight

Bhujangasana literally means a posture like a snake. Bhujang is Sanskrit means snake. It is also popular by the name of Cobra pose or cobra posture.

This yoga is also one of the recommendation to ladies who delivered child birth and now wants to reduce weight. Along with Paschimottasana, this yoga is also helpful in maintaining a flat abs and an attractive figure. This is not a tough yoga to perform but a proper procedure is necessary. Bhujangasana also increases the flexibility and expands the lungs, thus helpful is diseases like asthama.

How to perform Bhujangasana

For performing bhujangasana one should lie in prone position on the floor. Place a mat or a bed sheet on the floor but it should not be slippery.

Then keeping both palm on the floor, riase you body though waist while inhaling. Don,t constrict your buttock muscle. Keep your hands straight and raise your body, both legs should be close and on the floor. While raising your body your tail bone should push your pubis towards the floor. Keep your head straight so that you should look straight as shown in picture.



Hold this posture for 30 seconds to 1 minutes and then relax slowly to normal prone position while exhaling. Repeat is 3 to 5 times in a day.

Initially your body may be stiff if you are a beginner. So dont over stretch. In fact in early days there is no problem in taking a support of a chair while stretching, gradually when your spine will become flexible and fat over abodomen will reduce, then you can perform in ideal ways.

Benefits of Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana increases the flexibility of the spine and body. It is one of the recommended yoga exercise to lose weight in women after childbirth. In normal overweight person this yoga is helpful in curbing fat contents. Bhujangasana open up chest and heart thus helps in expanding lungs and is very much helpful for those suffering from asthama.

Children suffering from childhood asthama should be encouraged to do bhujangasana, which is very much helpful in curing this disease as children are more flexible.

For young women who are figure conscious should always perform this yoga as it reduces fats from abdomen, makes your buts firm and gives you an attractive figure. This yoga also gives releif from stress and anxiety.

Last but not the least, this yoga is done by most of the film stars and Shilpa Shetty a renound actress in Indian cinema do this bhujangasana every day and strongly recommend to every women.

Precautions for bhujangasana

Though Bhusangasana is safe to perform even in children and adoloscents, but if there is any history of back injury, a cautious approach should be taken, it is very good yoga after childbirth but during pregnancy it should never be performed.

If anyone is suffering from acute or chronic headache should avoid doing bhujangasana, till the headache is cured. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a disease of hand where there is enrpment of nerves. In this condition bhujangasana is not done at all.

Thus I conclude saying that for childhood asthama, childhood obesity and for weight loss after childbirth, encourage yourself and your children to perform bhujangasana.

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Sarvangasana Yoga for weight loss and increasing height

Obesity and diabetes are inter related and a common organ being the culprit is thyroid gland and sometimes pitutary gland apart from pancreas. Sarvangasana rejunevates thyroid gland and pitutary glands and their functions are activated thus helpful in controlling obesitity which at most most of the time is due to thyroid insufficiency and helps to increase in height with is stunned mainly due to pituatary insufficiency.

How to perform Sarvangasana

You should lie down on the back keeping feets together and hands along the body with palm touching the ground. Now after inhalation raise the legs slowly upwarrd first to 30 degree then 60 and finally 90 degree. The trunk should also be lifted. A support from the hands can be taken by keeping them on the back.The toes should be joined and straight. Fix your eyes on to your toes or keep them close. Retain this posture as mentioned below in timing and duration.

Now while returning back to normal position bend the legs slightly backward, remove both the hand from your back whcih was used for support and regain your original position.


After doing sarvangasana proper rest should be taken for same duration as was used, in shavasana posture.
Matsyasana is considered as a complimentary yoga exercise for sarvangasana, so before taking rest in Shavasana, one should perform matsyasana for maximum benefit.

Duration and timing for Sarvangasana

In the initial stage sarvangasana should be done for 2-3 minutes which can be extended upto 30 minutes after having command. Performing sarvangasana in the initial stage in the supervision of yoga teacher or at yoga training center will be more safe.

Benefits of sarvangasana

As mentioned above sarvangasana activates and rejunevates thyroid gland thus provide remarkable benefit in case of overweight, obesity, diabetes and weakness and even in menstral abnormalities in females. Sarvangasana activates pitutary gland thus is helpful in increasing height in person with stunned growth or short stature. Sarvangasana also provides strength to adrenals, testicles and ovary thus problems like infertility is taken care off.

Sarvangasana has been beneficial for asthamatics as the abdominal muscles are exercised and diaphragm gets toned up.

The main importance of sarvangasana is that, it has all the benefits of sirsasana and has been a good alternative for those in which sirsasana is prohibited or forbidden.

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Kunjar Kriya or Gajkarni for acid reflux

Kunjar or Gaja both are sanskrit word which means elephant. This yoga is almost same as Vaman Dhouti and the only difference is that as in Vaman dhouti water is expelled as vomitus by vomitting again and again, here the entire water comes out in a single stretch just like elephant which takes water in their trunk and throws out at once. This is why this yoga procedure is called Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni meaning working like an elephant.

Yoga equipments for Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni

Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni ideally should be done in the morning. Not much yoga equipment is required except a container with 1-2 liters or lukewarm water having small quantity of salt. This procedure should be done under supervision of any yoga teacher initially.

Procedure of Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni

Drink the prepared water as much as you can exactly as in Vaman dhouti. Then contract your throat, mouth and neckand inhale forcibly just as in Ujjayee pranayama or inhale the air by mouth just like drinking water in a gulp. Now the abdomen is contracted which enables the water coming out of stomach just like a waterfall. A slight pressure on the abdomen by the left hand is permitted.

Benefits of Kunjar kriya or Gajkarni

It cleans the stomach and helps in secreting gastric juice thus curbing indigestion. It prevents acid reflux. It is very much helpful in controlling asthama and includes all the benefits of Vaman dhouti.

Apart from Vaman dhouti and Kunjar kriya, other two types of dhouti are Vastra dhouti and dand dhouti.

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Vaman Dhouti for Gerd relief

If you are not aware of Sanskrit words, you can have a Sanskrit English dictionary as the nomenclature of yoga in mostly in sanskrit.
Vaman dhouti is a process to clean stomach. It is very much helpful in gerd relief. Gerd meaning gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Dhouti is a samskrit word meaning cleaning of stomach. In this process there are four types of asanas and Vaman Dhouti is one of them.

Vaman Dhouti for Gerd symptoms

Vaman dhouti means cleaning by vomitting, it cleans the stomach and gives relief in gerd symptoms like heart burn, acid reflux etc. This is a process of cleaning by vomitting.

Yoga equipments for Vaman Dhouti

Vaman dhouti ideally should be done in the morning. Not much yoga equipment is required except a container with 1-2 liters or lukewarm water having small quantity of salt. This procedure should be done under supervision of any yoga teacher initially.

How to perform Vaman Dhouti

In the morning after being free from morning chores, person should be in light yoga clothings. Now drink the prepared water as much as you can irrespective of the taste.A nauseating sensation can be felt. After drinking sufficient water keep your legs cloer and bend to 90 degree forward and put your left middle and index finger and touch the throat, this will induce vomitting and the water which you had will be vomitted out, repeat touching the throat and vomit till all the water comes out. This whole process is also called badhi kriya.

Benefits of Vaman Dhouti

This yoga will remove the phlegm, abnormal bile and all the undigested food from the stomach. and makes the upper gastrointestinal tract clean. Person having any problem related to phlegm like asthama, stuffy nose, or having Gerd symptoms like acid reflux will be benefitted.
It also normalizes fever through perspiration, dizziness and related problems are also curbed.

Duration for Vaman Dhouti

For treatment purpose in case of acid reflux or any other disease it should be done once in a weak. For normal healthy person once in fortnight is sufficient.

Precaution taken while doing Vaman Dhouti

Vaman dhouti is not a yoga for beginners. It should be performed under supervision of trained yoga teacher. Those having congestion of eyes or any bleeding problem should not perform this yoga. It should be performed in as proper manner and person having heart disease should avoid this.

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